St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-08-02
Canada. He was very reticent and at
first refused to say a word about 1t.
After a good deal of cOaXing he said:

my part and much urging on his, l consented,
providing that he would not tell me anything
about the party. / suspected from the way
he talked that his friend was in trouble. and
/ did not want to know anything that might
get me into a Scrape. was TO let him know
when ] would be ready TO sail, and on Sat
urday afternoon / met him i'll a buggy on
Fifth avenue. We drove around ana l
arranged with him to have his friend
meet me that night at the cigar store
at the corner of Rush and Michigan
streets l also told him when the vessel
would be ready and said + would drop down
the river and lie at the north pier until the
party who was to be known as Williams
showed up at the appointed place. ] cleared
at the barge office at s O'Clock, and then went
over to the cigar store. A little after 10
o'clock man whom / recognized by the de-
Scription given me. came i'll. l asked hlln II
his name was Williams. He nodded his head
and we went down TO the vessel together.
Then we towed out and got along all right,
only the wind has been tantallZlng during
almost the entire voyage.
CAPT. IRWIN
confirmed the story of the master of the
schooner Higgie as to meeting the Blake
off Manistee. He would make no def
mite admissions regarding the person
who arranged for McGarigle's passage.
In nearly all of his conversation he spoke
guardedly, but he let out enough to
strengthen the suspicion that DIR. st.
John and Janitor Dell knew more about
the escape of McGarigle than any one
else i'll Chicago. The reporter then
went back to Sarnia, and after cOnSid-
cradle search, found McGarigle, who
appeared terribly changed. His
features are haggard and sallOw and
his eyes had a hunted expression. Il am
worn out with worry and excitement"
he said. land it would be simply torture
for me to comply to the extent of your
desire. am sick and need rest so badly
that | must ask you to wait until to-
morrow. Say for me, however, that L
will be back to Chicago i'll less than
three months, and when | come L will
not be bounded as raScally thief. This
investigation that Is now being held will
develop my innocence of any corrupt
act, and will convince the people of Chi
cago that in spite of all the 'squealing'
that is being made in court | am not i'm
plicated in any crooked transactions.
The worst that can be said of me is that
l had money given to me by contractors
to give the county commissioners. Not
one cent of it stuck to my fingers. l am
poor man to-day"
MCGARIGLE
said he planned the escape himself, and
regrets that he was obliged TO impose
Oh the generosity of Sheriff MatSOn in
the way he dId. IF staid i'll jail" he
said, lit was absolutely certain that l
would have had spell of typhoid fever.
My system could not stand that and it
became imperative for me TO get out.
An opportunity for escape presented
itself and ! embraced it. McGarigle
was secluded all the morning, but just
where could not be aScertained. He
wa met on his arrival by a party with
carriages. one of the party being
Patrick Maloney. of Chicago. formerly
of Port Huron, Mich. Everything had
evidently been arranged for McGarigle's
reccption, and enc of the
party remarked that the entire
plan of rescue was mapped out
before the escape was attempted. Had
any attempt been made to seize NECTAR
igle desperate fight, one of the
schooner MarSh'S crew says, would have
disguise the schooner Blake by painting
her red is explained differently by the
sailors. They say red blankets were
hung over the SchOoner'S side TO pre-
vent Identification. McGarigle'S wife
and child are expected i'll Sarnia to-
night. Chief of Police Ebersold admit
ted this afternoon having sent dispatch
to the chief of police at Sarnia, asking
that McGarigie be arrested and held.
Chief EberSOld said to reporter: I'm
der certain conditions chief of police
will recognize certain esprit du corps
that exists among the heads OF police de-
partmentS. When urged to explain
himself more fully as to what action
would be taken by the Canadian author
tiles, he became absolutely nOn-commit-
tai. The matter of forfeiture, with ref
erence to McGarigle'S bonds, has been
continued to the October term.
ST. JOHN ARRESTED.
DIR. st. John was arrested at an early
hour this morning by Deputy Sheriff
Gross, and locked up at the Harrison
street station. He was charged with
aiding and abetting in the escape of w.
j. McGarigle. The doctor was consider
ably taken aback when he was arrested
and refused to talk. He was nabbed be-
fore he was out of bed. Deputy Sheriff
Dell with the same OtfenSe, and left
for that gentleman'S residence.
st. Johns bail was fixed at $4,000.
Although Dell was not arrested, a war
rant was out for him. He was found at
the county hospital complaining of
being sick. 4 guard was left with Dell
until it could he aSeertained whether he
was in condition to be moved. DR.. st.
John waived examination in accordance
with the advice of his at
tornev, w. E. Foster, OF an
archist trial notOriety. Mr.. Fisk,
the wholesale milliner. who went on st.
Johns bond, scheduled prop
erty aggregating S2,000.000. A
second bOndSman was required, but
after many hours search could not be
found. The doctor had been confident
that Columbus X. Cummings. the gas
magnate. would become surety. Not
withstanding inceSSant urging, Mr..
Cummings failed to put in an appear
ance, and late in the afternoon DIR. st.
John was immured in cell. The tech
nical charge against him is conspiracy
against the people in aiding McGarlgle'S
escape. Conviction entails penalty of
three years Imprisonment at hard labor
or a fine of $1,000. He was released
this evening on writ of habeaS corpus
granted by Judge Tuley. He will have
a hearing on the writ tomorrow. All
the other respondents took the stan
and Swore they were innocent.
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SARNIA, Ont, Aug. 1.-McGarigle has
disappeared. At midnight the chief of
police visited the place where he was
supposed to be staying, for the purpose
of arreSting him, but found that he had
fed. RumOrS are plentiful as to his
whereabouts, but the most acceptable
theory afioat is that he is under the care
of some friendly farmer in one of the
adjoining townships. where he can cas-
lily communicate with his friends ana
avoid detectives and reporters. The
warrant upon which the chief of police
was acting did not state the nature of
the charge, and the chief to-day submit
ted it to County Crown Attorney Buck,
who advised him to oproceed no further
on the case, as it was defective. Me
Garigle has retained the services Of Mr..
Lister, NJ p, as legal adviser.
The conductor and brakeman of the
train which left here this morning came
back at midnight tonight and report
+l.n+ Ma nrirIa hon nrdad tleir train of